- Jan 29 John Gays' satiric work "The Beggar's Opera" premieres at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London, England [NS=Feb 9]
Siroe, re di Persia
Feb 28 George Frideric Handel's opera "Siroe, re di Persia" premieres in London
- May 4 George Frideric Handel's opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto" premieres in London